How do we effectively obey Jesus' words: "Bring him to Me."? We first come to Him ourselves and learn to rest in His Love. Then we, as happened to Paul, are pressed on all sides by the Love He has for us and are held to one purpose by It,...

The more intimately we get to know the One Who is our Salvation and strength, the more quickly we will run to the wells of His Salvation, and the more abundantly we will draw from and drink of the water of His Word.

A dying robber. A naked, demon-fueled savage. A prodigal son. These three New Testament characters speak to me about the nature and power of the Word of God.  In particular, I am just now focused on this passage from Isaiah 55: “For as the rain and the snow come down...

"Hid with Christ in God" ... Jesus in us, us in Him, He in the Father ... We are indeed dwelling in the secret place of the Most High Whose power no foe can withstand. We fled to Him for refuge from sin, guilt and shame, and for protection from...

“So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison....

Moses came to face Pharaoh just as he was. By appearances, there was so little about him to recommend his status as a diplomat. He was clothed and equipped with the garb and the tool of a shepherd. He came from the rugged environs of Midian. He had arrived with...

We know that from the moment we receive Christ as our Personal Savior, we are forever His, forever a new creation, forever a temple of the Holy Spirit, forever hid with Christ in God and also in the Body of Christ. But we also must rehearse, know personally, and even...

As a follow-up to my blog on “A Biblical Basis for Addictions,” it will be good to examine four steps that are required to find total deliverance from addiction. These are 1. Define triggers, 2. Have an accountability relationship based on agape love, 3. Rebuild broken walls, and 4. Feed...

Psychology Today defines addiction as “a condition in which a person engages in the use of a substance or in a behavior for which the rewarding effects provide a compelling incentive to repeatedly pursue the behavior despite detrimental consequences.” Spiritually speaking, the unbeliever is vulnerable to all kinds of maladies...

We are the Lord's sheep and have the privilege of hearing His Voice, recognizing it as His, and following Him. He has given us all we need to be more than conquerors in every trial and temptation: Himself as the way through, His Cross to where we simply exchange our...